Final Reflections

Architectural communications has been one of my favourite courses so far in architecture. Each workshop that I took (architecture in motion, atlas of colour, architectural drawing) has been so different and unique, and I feel I have learnt new sets of skills from each one. Architecture in Motion helped me to develop skills in non-verbal communication, stylistic drawing, sequencing images and film-making. Atlas of Colour allowed me to try my hand at various forms of visual communication, including painting, collage, and assembling of materials into a book. Finally, Architectural Drawing helped me to refine my technical skills in precision and linework for presentation drawings.

However, what I have found most interesting was not how different each course has been, but how one can pick up on common threads running throughout. Architecture is not simply an object: it encompasses feelings, emotions, experiences, ideas and concepts. Architecture In Motion taught me to understand architecture as a device that can transport you to another state both mentally and physically. Atlas of Colour taught me that architectural gestures can speak to subconscious ideals of beauty and harmony. Architectural Drawing taught me to see buildings not simply as objects, but as vessels for ideas and thoughts. I see all of these ideas as relating to a deep, intangible notion of the beauty and essence of great architecture, and I will strive to bring these ideals into all that I design from now on.